English → Latin
“ascend” in Latin
The English word ascend itself goes back to Latin ad, through ascendō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ascend
ascendere: sublime ferri: sublimem abire (of mounting on high, into the clouds, etc.: the latter only of living things). To ascend gradually, gradatim aacendere. (Transitive) To ascend a wall, murum ascendere: a tree, in arborem inscendere: the rostra, in rostra (in concionem) escendere; ascendere in rostra: to ascend the pulpit, in sacrum suggestum ascendere: the throne, in regiam sedem escendere (PROP.); regnum adipisci: legnum occupare (ofobtaining royal power; the latter especially unlawfully).
Figuratively, to ascend to honors, etc., ascendere ad honores, ad altiorem gradum; also without ad: promoveri ad or in ampliorem gradum.
The ascending lines (in genealogical tables), gradus ascendentium (Paul., Dig.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ascend?
- The usual Latin words for “ascend” are ascendō, escendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.